While the medical community has long relied on Body Mass Index to gauge body fat, they have acknowledged that this simple procedure has its shortcomings. Body mass index (BMI) is a calculation that uses a person’s height and weight to estimate how much body fat they have. A BMI less than 18.5 is categorized as underweight, 18.5 to 24.9 as normal or “healthy,” 25 to 29.9 as overweight and 30 or higher as obese
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Obesity Indicators: BMI and Neck Circumference